The hare teased the tortoise about being so pokey.“I’ll get where I’m going as surely as YOU do!” said the tortoise.“But I get where I’m going FASTER,” said the hare.The fox suggested they run a race to settle the argument.The hare laughed so hard at the idea that it made the tortoise angry.“I’ll race you and I’ll WIN” the tortoise said.The race had hardly begun before the speedy hare was out of sight.

The hare was so sure of himself that he lay down by the side of the path to take a short nap.The tortoise kept plodding slowly along.The hare woke up just in time to see the tortoise cross the finish line and win the race.Slow and steady wins the race.